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Jerry hasn't had aspirin, ibuprofen, naproxen etc, since his AVR. He now has a nasty head cold and Alka-Seltzer Plus has always worked for his symptoms. The box that we had on hand had Tylenol in it & expired in 2008 with one left in it. I gave it to him anyway and yesterday he went to Walmart...

Jerry's AVR was over 8 yrs ago and his sternum has been healed up forever. For a few weeks he has complained of terrible itching around the upper part of the incision. I can't see any sign of a rash of any kind, and today he said, "could this be right in front of my ascending aortic aneurysm?"...

I posted a few weeks ago about my niece's unborn baby being diagnosed with Double Outlet Left Ventricle and needing surgery shortly after birth. Through repeated ultrasounds it has been determined that it's actually Double Outlet RIGHT Ventricle, which is not quite so rare, but still quite...

Anyone have any experience/information on a condition called Double Outlet Left Ventricle? My niece & her husband are expecting their 1st baby in Aug. They just found out today that their baby boy has this condition and will have to be delivered in St Louis or Kansas City so he can be taken...

Does anyone have experience with wide pulse pressure? That is the difference in the systolic & diastolic BP. Oddly, a few weeks ago Jerry's BP was unusually low, the 90s/50s and sometimes as low as 81/44. He felt fine through it all. The cardio took away his HCTZ and another diuretic (he had...

Update on my post of 2 wks ago: Jerry saw the cardiologist last wk and he took him off HCTZ and the Spiro...whatever, so he's on just 2 BP drugs now. Yesterday he didn't take any of it because of an early-morning bronchoscopy and still his BP was in the 90s/50s. Then I decided maybe he's getting...

Jerry has had something odd occur. Yesterday was his 6-mo. CT scan & app't with the pulmonologist concerning the Blastomycosis that he's had since last summer. That's another issue that I won't get into. His BP was 98/56, plus he has lost 10 lbs. I'd been thinking his jeans were hanging lower...

Well, it will be 7 years tomorrow, the 12th, since Jerry's AVR. For the most part, at age 71, he's doing well. He had an echo on Tues and some blood work to try to get to the bottom of his foot/ankle/leg edema; however the cardio didn't notice any other indication of CHF. We haven't received...

Does anyone know if Lasix (generic) affects INR? I mentioned in an earlier Small Talk thread that Jerry's feet, ankles & legs had been swelling and he started on 1 or 2 Lasix a day. Today when he had his routine INR test it was 4.6. He has to go back in a week. The Lasix is the only change...

Maybe I should've put this under "Small Talk" because we have no idea if this is heart related: For 2-3 weeks Jerry has had very swollen ankles and legs, all the way to his knees. It started one day after he had been working and on his feet all day, but now after using Lasix frequently it...

Anyone else have trouble with sections of burned-out lites on pre-lit trees? For over 40 yrs we avoided getting an artificial tree then finally sprung for a beautiful, full, downswept Frazier Fir. We've had whole sections unlit since the 2nd season and finally supplemented with a separate...

We're trying to figure out what to do about Jerry's colonoscopy that's scheduled for Dec 19. It's already a year late. But...he's on that anti-fungal medication for at least 6 mo, maybe a year, and just started it in Oct. It messes with his INR, plus he has to have other blood tests...

Jerry has been on the anti-fungal drug, Itraconazole, for 2 1/2 days. He has an app't with the Coumadin Clinic tomorrow as they wanted to see him 3 days after starting the drug. It is known to greatly affect INR and he has just now got straightened out after his bronchospy/lung biopsy last...

Jerry had an uneventful bronchoscopy & lung biopsy last Tues with no problems, unless you count the bruised belly from the 14 Lovenox shots. Now he's having a time of it getting his INR back up. It was 1.2 right after the procedure, then 1.6, and today 1.8. That's while taking the Lovenox...

If you've read any of my previous posts over the past 5 wks or so you know that Jerry was diagnosed with pneumonia on July 28. The acute stage finally seems better, no elevated temp, the cough has changed from productive to non, he feels somewhat better. About 2 wks ago after a round of...

Well, we saw the GP today for the CT results. Jerry was expecting a clean bill of health because he's been feeling better this week. Not perfect, but better. The dr says that the lungs show "infiltrates" and that he's already made an app't for Jerry for next Wed with a pulmonologist. He got...

I'd appreciate anything folks could tell me about their experiences with pneumonia recovery. Jerry was diagnosed on July 28 after a cough that had already lasted 3-4 wks. He no longer has fever, his appetite is somewhat better, but he still gets SOB with very little exertion, weak legs, he's...

Just thought I'd let folks know that Jerry has made a miraculous recovery in the past 36 hrs or so. We saw the dr on Tues as I reported on the previous thread, he upped the Levaquin from 500 mg to 750 and added Prednisone. By that evening he was remarkably better. The elevated temp is gone...

Jerry has had a deep rattly cough for over 4 wks now. I had the same cough before he did and mine took 2 wks to resolve but his never did. He saw our new PCP on 7/28 and he diagnosed him with pneumonia and prescribed an antibiotic and inhaler. He felt fairly decent that week and even worked...

A few months ago Jerry saw the dentist about pain/bleeding of his gums. He was diagnosed with early or pre-gingivitis; deep root cleaning was done (painful) and he's now on quite a regimen twice a day of brushing w/2 kinds of toothpaste, flossing, using Listerine, etc. He has had a complete...